# Title, tags and thumbnail (LOCKED Oct 20, 2026; not yet published)

## Title (LOCKED, Paul approved Oct 20, 2026)
**Jonah and the Whale: The Prophet Who Ran From God | Animated Bible Story**
(72 characters; 49 before " | ", so it survives mobile truncation)

**Permanent series structure** (MARKETING_PLAN §3.2, Series Bible §13.3):
`<Story Name>[, Part <n>]: <Hook> | Animated Bible Story`
- **Story Name:** the most-searched name for the story. For multi-part books, the book name + ", Part n".
- **Length:** Story Name + Hook ≤ 50 characters; total ≤ 75.
- **Never:** "for Kids", "Kids", "Cartoon", "Song", "Bedtime", "Toddler", "Explained", "Movie", "Full Movie", "for Adults", ALL-CAPS words, emoji, self-harm wording, miracle promises.
- **Why "Whale":** on YouTube search "jonah and the whale" gets about 10× "story of jonah" and about 66× "jonah and the fish" (Google Trends, US, 5 years). The KJV's Matthew 12:40 says "the whale's belly". The narration keeps the WEB's "huge fish".

## Post-Premiere title-only A/B test (start Sun Oct 25 about 8:15 PM ET, after the Premiere converts; thumbnail stays A)
1. J1 (default): Jonah and the Whale: The Prophet Who Ran From God | Animated Bible Story
2. J3: Jonah and the Whale: Why Did God Spare Nineveh? | Animated Bible Story
3. J5: Jonah and the Whale: Mercy for a Runaway Prophet | Animated Bible Story

## Tags (about 400 of 500 characters)
Jonah and the whale, Jonah, story of Jonah, book of Jonah, Jonah bible story, Jonah and the great fish, Jonah animated, Jonah and Nineveh, animated bible story, bible story, whole book of Jonah, God's mercy, World English Bible, Old Testament, minor prophets, First Light Bible Stories, First Light with Jesus

## Hashtags (first three show above the title)
#BibleStory #Jonah #FirstLightBibleStories

## Thumbnail (FINAL, LOCKED)
`series/bible-stories/marketing/thumbs/JON-THUMB-A-RAN-v04-FINAL.png` (1280×720)
- **JONAH** (Cormorant Garamond Bold, gold) · *Running from God* (Cormorant SemiBold Italic, ivory).
- **Bottom-left badge plate:** "First Light Bible Stories" + scope pill **WHOLE BOOK**. No episode number, by series rule.
- **Backup A/B options:** `JON-THUMB-B-SWALLOWED-v04.png` and `JON-THUMB-C-MERCY-v04.png`.

## Episode number and playlists
- **Release order goes in metadata only:** description line "Episode 1 of First Light Bible Stories".
- **Series hub and end-screen target:** the **"The Bible in Order"** playlist, with episodes placed in canonical Bible order. Jonah sits at its Bible position; for now it's the only item.
- **Release-order playlist:** **"New Every Sunday"** (newest first).